Tag: Art

An artist made scathing sculptures of Mao over a decade ago. Now, he’s detained for slandering China’s heroes, family says

Under Xi, the ruling Communist Party has vowed to eradicate “historical nihilism” — or any views that question or challenge its official version of history, including glorified images of sanctified national heroes.China passed a law in 2018 banning any insult or slander of national “heroes and martyrs,” including military personnel. The offense was added to… Read More An artist made scathing sculptures of Mao over a decade ago. Now, he’s detained for slandering China’s heroes, family says

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René Magritte: Empire of Light

Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, 1976 © 2023 C. Herscovici, London/ARS, New York René Magritte; 1898 – 1967, Brussels, Belgium; Empire of Light; 1953–54 In Empire of Light, numerous versions of which exist (see, for example, those at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique,… Read More René Magritte: Empire of Light

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Paul Daley: Myall Creek, Australia. Here, in 1838, a crime that would not be forgotten took place / Rock art as record of imperialism

Remembering is central to healing the pain of injustice and atrocity.  Indigenous Australians have a way of remembering, the good and the bad, through oral history and art that passes memories down through the generations. I know of parts of central west New South Wales where the Indigenous women still talk in vivid detail about their… Read More Paul Daley: Myall Creek, Australia. Here, in 1838, a crime that would not be forgotten took place / Rock art as record of imperialism

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Raphael: A Portrait review – lengthy but illuminating study of Renaissance master

 there’s something admirable about Burton’s diligence and essay-like style; there are no curatorial talking heads involved, still less swooping travelling shots inside well-appointed art galleries Andrew Pulver Source: Universal Images Here is a mammoth 148-minute documentary about the Renaissance painter Raphael, which in its sheer length and detail is an impressive achievement in itself by… Read More Raphael: A Portrait review – lengthy but illuminating study of Renaissance master

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Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging

NB: The Iranian regime is a tyrannical theocracy, which permits no criticism, no deviation from so-called divinely sanctioned modes of behaviour. To punish people with flogging and imprisonment for speaking truth about corruption is itself a criminal act. It should never be forgotten that the regime’s leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa for the execution… Read More Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging

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‘Very totemic and very Aboriginal’: A family tree going back 65,000 years

Archie Moore’s meticulous genealogy, kith and kin, is a memorial to Indigenous lives lost – but it’s also about global common humanity Australia’s entry at Venice Biennale is a family tree going back 65,000 years For the past two months, in the quiet, darkened room of the Australia pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Bigambul-Kamilaroi artist Archie… Read More ‘Very totemic and very Aboriginal’: A family tree going back 65,000 years

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Pondicherry Violence Sparks Question: Why Can’t India Interpret Hindu Gods?

More concerning is the university and police’s promptness to align with ABVP’s ideology, disregarding their obligation to operate within the framework of the Constitution of India. Instead of penalising those who commit violence, they punish the victims of violence… The list of such institutions is long where the administration has acted like the authorities of… Read More Pondicherry Violence Sparks Question: Why Can’t India Interpret Hindu Gods?

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Mesolithic era art discovered in Telangana

The discovery, made deep within the forest on the hillock known as Sitamma Loddi, has revealed several magnificent rock paintings on the wall of a massive sandstone west-facing rock shelter BY TELANGANA TODAY Hyderabad: A team from Kotha Telangana Charitra Brundham, led by photojournalist Duggempudi Ravinder Reddy and rock art expert Dr. Bandi Muralidhar Reddy, along with… Read More Mesolithic era art discovered in Telangana

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The Peacock’s Graveyard

Myth taken symbolically is the glass through which we darkly see: Hans Jonas Amar Kanwar: The Peacock’s Graveyard. Reviewed by Aruna D’Souza Marian Goodman Gallery; New York City, through February 24, 2024 Five poetic stories in image and text reveal the ever-present power of nature, greed, friendship, and philosophical inquiry Amar Kanwar: The Peacock’s Graveyard,… Read More The Peacock’s Graveyard

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